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III. Goals and Achievements of the ECISecretariatThe ECI Secretariat aims to raise awareness about the Earth Charter worldwide and promote itsuse with the purpose of facilitating the transition towards a more sustainable society.ECI GOALS:1. To raise awareness worldwide of the Earth Charter and to promote understanding of its inclusiveethical vision.2. To seek recognition and endorsement of the Earth Charter by individuals, organizations, and theUnited Nations.3. To promote the use of the Earth Charter as an ethical guide and the implementation of its principlesby civil society, business, and government.4. To encourage and support the educational use of the Earth Charter in schools, universities, religiouscommunities, local communities, and many other settings.5. To promote recognition and use of the Earth Charter as a soft law document.1. Network management, Outreach Efforts and CommunicationServicesGiven the decentralization strategy of ECI, and the small size of the Secretariat, ECI relies significantlyon its network to move towards the implementation of the Earth Charter Initiative objectives.Therefore, the ECI Secretariat works primarily in nurturing, guiding and inspiring the existing networkand in the outreach of new groups that would embrace the Earth Charter vision and incorporate it aspart of their work. In this context, during 2011, the ECI Secretariat worked with the following:AFFILIATESECI Affiliates are organizations that share the Earth Charter vision and are committed to promotingthe Earth Charter and helping implement ECI strategies in their countries. By the end of 2011, therewere 119 ECI Affiliates from 68 countries. During 2011, new affiliates and partnership agreementswere signed with: the Centre for Environment and Development Studies (CEDS) of Hong Kong,5Earth Charter Annual Report 2011